Plough House · Right to Manage
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A residents' campaign

Plough House

It's our home and our building — it's time we ran it ourselves.

Our building's accounts don't add up

Our building spent £30,705 on electricity.
It budgeted £904.

Electricity — budgeted 2024£904
Electricity — actually charged£30,705
Overspend on one line£29,801
That's 33× the budget — with no clear explanation, on a bill we all pay into.

And it's not the only red flag. Real change is only possible if we act together — and that's where you come in. To take back control we'll need a united front, not a handful of voices, and you don't have to own your flat to be part of it.

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Confidential. Never shared with the freeholder or managing agent.
0 flats
Goal: 23 of 46 flats
to start the legal process
0% of the way there — every flat counts
Other standout findings

The receipts, line by line

Three things stood out from the building's own certified accounts. The full detail — every figure, every document — goes to everyone who signs up.

27%
of the premium taken in commission

The insurance commission

The managing agent is taking commission on our insurance — on top of the management fee we already pay them.

3.3×
insurance rise in one year

Buildings insurance tripled

Our building's insurance tripled in a single year — with no explanation given.

2+ yrs
late to sign off

Accounts filed years late

The accounts have been filed years late — and an overcharge the agent admitted to has never been returned.

What it's costing us

There's about £19,500 a year we could be keeping

Conservatively. That's money leaving the building every year that residents — under our own management — could recover, redirect, or simply stop paying.

£19,500/yr
recoverable, every year, before anything else improves
£11,784
Management fee we'd control or replace
£2,266
Insurance commission removed
Plus more we'd recover from re-quoting insurance and contracts — full breakdown when you sign up.
Owner or renter — this is for you

There's something here for everyone in the building

You don't have to own your flat to benefit, or to take part. Better-run building, fairer costs, and a real say — whoever you are.

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If you own

  • Lower, transparent service charges
  • A direct say in how every pound is spent
  • Protects and grows your flat's value
  • You're who the law lets lead this
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If you rent

  • Repairs that actually get done
  • A cleaner, safer, better-kept building
  • Your experience strengthens the case
  • Pressure to pass savings on to you

Lower cost and full control — that's the whole point.

How this happens

Right to Manage, in plain English

We reach half the building

The law lets leaseholders take over management once enough of us agree. We need around 22 flats. That's the line we're working toward now.

We form a residents' company

A simple not-for-profit company, owned by us, that takes over running the building. No need to buy the freehold, no need to prove wrongdoing.

We serve notice & it transfers

With a solicitor's help, formal notice goes to the freeholder. The process typically takes four to six months. Then management is ours.

We run it properly — and openly

Transparent accounts, competitive contracts, repairs that get done, and a community space where everyone can see what's happening.

Ready to add your voice?

It takes five minutes. Tell us your flat, what you've dealt with, and that you're in. The more of us, the stronger we are.

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🔒 Confidential · Owners & renters welcome · Five minutes
🔒 Never shared with the agent
🤝 Organised by residents
📄 Built on the building's own accounts